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Montevideo, July 27th 2025 - 07:40 UTC

Tag: UNICEF

  • Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Ecuador asks Unicef for help tackling criminal gangs recruiting minors

    “El reclutamiento forzado o inducido de niños, niñas y adolescentes es un problema complejo”, afirmó Pinto

    Ecuadorean authorities asked the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) for assistance to tackle organized crime gangs recruiting minors amid a national insecurity crisis, it was reported Friday in Quito.

  • Monday, January 6th 2025 - 09:49 UTC

    Messi gets US Presidential Medal of Freedom but skips awarding ceremony

    Messi was chosen for “supporting health care and education programs for children through the Leo Messi Foundation and serving as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador”

    Argentine footballing legend Lionel Messi was among the recipients of the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom but skipped the awarding ceremony Saturday at the White House citing previous engagements.

  • Wednesday, August 14th 2024 - 10:29 UTC

    Unicef outlines Argentine children's gloomy present

    Unicef found that around 10 million children were consuming less meat and dairy products

    The Argentine chapter of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) issued a report Tuesday showing that some 1.5 million children in the South American country skipped meals every day and at least 1 million cannot eat dinner. The same document published within the framework of the campaign “Hunger does not have a happy ending” also found that 4.5 million adults in these households fail to eat all their daily meals as well given the current economic crisis and would rather feed their offspring.

  • Wednesday, March 27th 2024 - 18:58 UTC

    No end in sight for Haiti's crisis

    Some Haitians already believe it is time to move on to Plan B as creating a council to then hold presidential elections does not seem to work

    Gangs such as the one led by former Haitian Police officer gone rogue Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherisier have upped their grip on Port-au-Prince, further sinking the country's capital into chaos and deprivation, it was reported after attacks began on Monday and continued through Tuesday.

  • Monday, March 18th 2024 - 09:50 UTC

    Haiti: Gangs grab essential Unicef supplies

    The Haitian government declared a state of emergency from March 7 to April 3 in Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas (Pic Reuters)

    As if Haiti's shortages were not severe enough, armed groups sabotaged the main docking facilities in Port-au-Prince and looted several containers, including one from the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), containing essential supplies, it was reported this weekend.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 11:44 UTC

    Unicef says Brazil has 32mn children and adolescents in poverty

    Chopitea said there are children in Brazil who have not returned to school after the Covid-19 lockdowns

    According to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), 63% of Brazil's boys and girls live in poverty, which is tantamount to around 32 million children and adolescents, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:00 UTC

    Global Handwashing Day draws awareness of hygiene deficits

    Hand washing reduces multiple diseases that cause chronic problems and cuts down school absenteeism rates by up to 43%

    A United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) report released this week showed that some 700 children daily from diseases caused by inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene. The document also pointed out that 3 in 10 people worldwide lack basic hand washing facilities with soap and water

  • Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 08:07 UTC

    World Breastfeeding Week, the best possible start in life; message from UNICEF and WHO

    Breastfeeding acts as a baby’s first vaccine, protecting them from common childhood illnesses

    UNICEF and WHO have underlined the vital importance of breastfeeding as the best possible start in life, as global crises continue to threaten the health and nutrition of millions of babies and children.

  • Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 09:33 UTC

    Sexual violence against men underreported in Brazil

    Churches and football groups are contexts where children are under an authority figure “above suspicion,” Von Hohendorff explained

    A subject still believed to be taboo, sexual violence against men does exist and has been reported to affect 1.8 million people in Brazil, even though the victims might remain silent for ages out of shame and machismo prejudice.

  • Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    WHO and UNICEF warn conditions ripe for serious outbreaks of measles

    Almost 17,338 measles cases were reported worldwide in January and February 2022, compared to 9,665 during the first two months of 2021

    An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and could trigger larger outbreaks, particularly of measles affecting millions of children in 2022, warn WHO and UNICEF.

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